Jordan Anderson (racing driver)

Jordan Anderson

Anderson greeting fans at Iowa Speedway
Born (1991-04-15) April 15, 1991
Forest Acres, South Carolina
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Car no., team No. 77/97 (Obaika Racing)
No. 46 (Precision Performance Motorsports)
2016 position 121st
Best finish 115th (2015)
First race 2015 Food City 300 (Bristol)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
37 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team No. 66 (Bolen Motorsports)
No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing)
2016 position 20th
Best finish 19th (2015)
First race 2014 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 19, 2016.

Jordan Anderson (born April 15, 1991)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 66 Chevrolet Silverado for Bolen Motorsports, and part-time in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 77 and No. 97 Chevrolet Camaros for Obaika Racing.

Background

Anderson graduated from Belmont Abbey College in Charlotte, NC with a degree in business and marketing.[2]

Racing career

Anderson's No. 66 Truck at the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Anderson began racing in karts as an eight-year-old.[2] He raced in Legends and Late model cars as his career developed.[2] Anderson made one start in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2013 along with two starts in the CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series and various Late Model races.[1] He made an April start in the K&N Pro Series East at Richmond with the intention of running the full season, but his car owner began writing bad checks and the team was forced to close down. Anderson then sold one of his own personally-owned Super Late Models to pay off the debt of his former car owner to keep his name clear of any debts.[2]

As a rookie in the Camping World Truck Series, he drove the No. 50 Living Integrity Chevrolet Silverado for MAKE Motorsports in the second last race of 2014 at Phoenix,[1] and then also competed for Mike Harmon Racing in the final race of 2014 season at Homestead-Miami. Anderson would continue driving for Harmon throughout the entire 2015 season finishing 19th in final driver points with a best finish of 13th at Michigan.[1]

In 2016, Anderson joined Bolen Motorsports for the full Truck schedule, driving the No. 66 Silverado with sponsorship from Columbia, SC – Famously Hot.[3] After securing the last qualifying spot to race at Daytona in February, the team has since gone on to log 8 Top 20 finishes throughout the season. Anderson's truck garnered national attention in September as it was funded thanks in part to a "Fueled by Fans" campaign with over 120 fans sponsoring the truck to pay for a new motor for the team.[4] However, Anderson didn't run a full 2016 season with Bolen Motorsports having low on funds, and replaced by drivers for MHR such as Tim Viens and Josh Reeves.

Anderson secured a last minute ride with Mike Harmon Racing at Phoenix who he drove in 2015.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Anderson". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Weaver, Matt. ""Entrepreneur at Heart" Jordan Anderson Preps for 2015". Popular Speed. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "JORDAN ANDERSON AND COLUMBIA, SC PARTNER FOR 2016". NASCAR. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Scott, David (September 24, 2016). "NASCAR driver Jordan Anderson's unique sponsorship drive covered costs for Saturday's race". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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